Abarr, Colorado
Abarr is an unincorporated community in Yuma County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.[1]
History
A post office called Abarr was established in 1923, and remained in operation until 1948.[2] Abarr was named after the maiden name of Ethel Hoffman, the wife of Silas Hoffman, a couple who owned a postal office there.[3][4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Abarr, Colorado
- ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ↑ "Ethel R. (ABARR) HOFFMAN". Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ↑ Dawson, John Frank (1954). Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 5.
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Coordinates: 39°51′00″N 102°42′25″W / 39.850°N 102.707°W
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